Fina Technology, Inc.

Cosden Technology, Inc.

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Fina Technologies, Inc.

James R Butler

Kevin Patrick Kelly

Joseph E Pelati

James T Merrill

James M Watson

Sivadinarayana Chinta

Paul J Buras

Xin Xiao

Joseph Thorman

Cleve H Forward

Ashim Kumar Ghosh

William D Lee

Kevin P Menard

Taylor Rives

Joe Hunter

Debra L Kendall

David W Knoeppel

Vincent A Welch

Olga Khabashesku

Adrian M Jacobsen

Karen A Mikkelson

John Ashbaugh

Michel Duc

Jason Clark

Jon Tippet

Marcus Ledoux

Simon J Hamper

Denis Mignon

Jean-Bernard Cary

James Assef

Hollie Craig

Darek Wachowicz

Bill Lee

Mark E Kuchenmeister

William P Licht

Callum Bailey

James N Waguespack

Gary D Branum

Mark Victor

Rosa Hall

Edwar Shoukri Shamshoum

Joseph Lyndon Thorman

Cyril Chevillard

Gary J Reed

Thomas R Schuler

Becky Fussell

Jim Merrill

Wendy Stanley

Brandi Gomez

Karen Scheel

Joseph David Korchnak

J Randall Curtis

Thomas W Johnston

Cleve Forward

James Deveaux Money

Thomas W Robison

Michael Betbeze

Rajesh Sharma

Juan L Torres

Methods and systems for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons include a direct contact condenser to remove compounds from an offgas process stream. The reduction of compounds can decrease duty on the offgas compressor by removing steam and aromatics from the offgas. The dehydrogenation reaction system can be applicable for reactions such as the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to produce styrene, the dehydrogenation of isoamiline to produce isoprene, or the dehydrogenation of n-pentene to produce piperylene.

Offgas stream direct contact condenser

An apparatus and method for adding an alkali metal promoter into steam and contacting the solution with a dehydrogenation catalyst during a dehydrogenation reaction is disclosed. The apparatus has a first conduit capable of transporting an alkali metal salt solution and a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit capable of transporting steam so that the alkali metal salt is dissipated into the steam prior to entry into a dehydrogenation reaction zone.

Method and apparatus for addition of an alkali metal promoter to a dehydrogenation catalyst

An apparatus and method for vaporizing and transporting an alkali metal salt is shown. The apparatus has a first conduit capable of transporting an alkali metal salt solution and a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit capable of transporting steam so that the alkali metal salt is dissipated into the steam forming a solution that can be transported, such as to a remote reaction zone. The solution can be transported via a third conduit that is capable of being heated by a heat source. The method can be used to add a promoter to a dehydrogenation catalyst during a dehydrogenation reaction.

Vaporization and transportation of alkali metal salts

A styrene monomer reclamation process and system is described. The styrene monomer reclamation process includes providing a waste plastic. The waste plastic includes styrenic polymers. The waste plastic is formed into polymer particles. At least a portion of the polymer particles are dissolved in a solvent to form a polymer stream. The dissolved polymer particles are depolymerized to form a styrene monomer stream.

Depolymerization of plastic materials

Alkylation systems and methods of minimizing alkylation catalyst regeneration are described herein. The alkylation systems generally include a preliminary alkylation system adapted to receive an input stream including an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and contact the input stream with a preliminary alkylation catalyst disposed therein to form a first output stream. The preliminary alkylation catalyst generally includes a zeolite catalyst having a SiO/AlOratio of less than about 25. The alkylation systems further include a first alkylation system adapted to receive the first output stream and contact the first output stream with a first alkylation catalyst disposed therein and an alkylating agent to form a second output stream.

Process for the reduction of alkylation catalyst deactivation utilizing low silica to alumina ratio catalyst

Processes for the reduction of alkylation catalyst deactivation utilizing low silica to alumina ratio catalyst

Methods of forming ethylbenzene are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes contacting dilute ethylene with benzene in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to form ethylbenzene, wherein such contact occurs in a reaction zone containing a gaseous phase and recovering ethylbenzene from the reaction zone.

Alkylation of benzene with a hydrocarbon gas

Petrochemical processes, including reforming processes are described herein. The reforming processes generally include introducing an input stream to a reforming unit having a reforming catalyst disposed therein, wherein the input stream includes a naphtha having an N+2A value of from about 65 to about 85 and contacting the input stream with the reforming catalyst and hydrogen to form an output stream.

Petrochemical processes

Alkylation systems and processes are described herein. The alkylation system generally includes a preliminary alkylation system containing a preliminary alkylation catalyst therein and adapted to contact an aromatic compound and an alkylating agent with the preliminary alkylation catalyst so as to alkylate the aromatic compound and form a preliminary output stream, wherein the preliminary alkylation system includes a first preliminary alkylation reactor and a second preliminary alkylation reactor connected in parallel to the first preliminary alkylation reactor and a primary alkylation system adapted to receive the preliminary output stream and contact the preliminary output stream and the alkylating agent with a primary alkylation catalyst disposed therein so as to form a primary output stream.

Use of swing preliminary alkylation reactors

A process is disclosed for making styrene by converting methanol to formaldehyde in a reactor then reacting the formaldehyde with toluene to form styrene in a separate reactor.

Method for production of styrene from toluene and methanol

Disclosed is a method of making a polystyrene based nanocomposite by combining a monomer with a nanoparticle to form a mixture and subjecting the mixture to polymerization conditions to produce a polymeric composite. In an embodiment the nanoparticle has been treated with an additive prior to combining with the monomer and the additive contains a silane moiety.

Nano alumina or silica dispersed in polystyrene

A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons, such as the oxidative coupling of methane to toluene, includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor, and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The oxidative catalyst includes (A) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Lanthanoid group, Mg, Ca, and the elements of Group 4 of the periodic table (Ti, Zr, and Hf); (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements of Group 3 (including La and Ac) and Groups 5-15 of the periodic table; (C) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements Ca, Sr, and Ba; and (D) oxygen.

Process for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons

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James R Butler